Sports briefs: Vols worst in SEC academic rankings

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee football ranks last in the Southeastern Conference in how the NCAA measures academic progress, and the Vols are at risk of being punished if they don't improve quickly.

The Vols have a ranking of 924 in academic progress measured over the past four years by the NCAA. Currently, schools must be at least at 900 to avoid penalties. That figure jumps to 930 next year to measure eligibility, retaining students and graduation.

Tennessee football players had a 2.8 grade point average this spring under new coach Butch Jones, their highest for a spring semester since the school started measuring it in 2003.

Tourists win first game Tuesday

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Francisco Sosa scored from second base on an eighth-inning wild pitch, and Asheville held on to win the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against Savannah, 4-3.

The second game was not completed at press time.

Cubs suspend Stewart after tweets

CHICAGO - The Chicago Cubs have suspended Triple-A infielder Ian Stewart without pay for an indefinite period following his critical comments about the organization.

Stewart, a former Asheville Tourist who lives in Asheville during the offseason, took to Twitter early Tuesday morning to vent his frustrations. He has played the entire season for Iowa, the Cubs' top minor league affiliate.

Stewart tweeted that the Cubs were going to leave him at Triple-A all year and said he thought Cubs manager Dale Sveum didn't like him. Stewart later apologized for his remarks.

NHL conference finals' viewership up

NEW YORK - The NHL conference finals' television viewership more than doubled from last year.

With three large-market teams and three clubs with recent histories of luring audiences, the Blackhawks-Kings and Bruins-Penguins series averaged 2.65 million viewers on NBC and NBC Sports Network.

A preview of the Stanley Cup Final is on Page C6.

Bobcats tap Ewing as associate coach

CHARLOTTE - Multiple news outlets reported Tuesday that the Charlotte Bobcats have reached an agreement in principle with Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing to become their new associate head coach.

The 50-year-old Ewing was a teammate of Bobcats owner Michael Jordan on the 1992 USA Olympic "Dream Team" that won gold at the Barcelona Games.

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Sports briefs: Vols worst in SEC academic rankings

Tennessee football ranks last in the Southeastern Conference in how the NCAA measures academic progress, and the Vols are at risk of being punished if they don't improve quickly.